Olympus E-450 vs Sony WX9

Following is a detailed overview of the Olympus E-450 and Sony WX9, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and WX9 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The E-450 was revealed 21 months earlier than the WX9 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-450 matches up against the WX9 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Sony WX9 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 features outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony WX9 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-450 and Sony WX9 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the E-450 and the WX9.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-450 and WX9 is 77 and 99 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by checking specs. The image here will provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-450 and WX9.

All in all, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-450 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX9 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.